INTERNATIONAL SUMMER DANCE

PARALLEL COURSE OF THE CONTEST FOR DANCERS AND STUDENTS

An inspiring space for learning and professionalization with masters and figures of international dance.

For years, leading professionals from the world of dance and choreographic creation have been meeting at the International Summer Dance, an inspiring educational and pedagogical space that prologues the previous program of activities and proposals of the Certamen Burgos & New York and that has as its stable headquarters the Centro Hélade.

Prominent dance figures such as Kazuko Hirabayashi, Takeiro Ueyama, Asunción Noales, Arantxa Sargadoy, Jill Eco, Lejato Amara Robinson, Maruxa Salas, Klevis Elmazaj, Amaury Lebrum, Christelle Horna or Lázaro Carreño, among many other professionals, have participated in this pioneering program that provides students with specific tools for choreographic composition, but also familiarizes young performers and talents of our country with techniques and working tools close to the poetics or languages of the most current movement arts.

Who is it aimed at?

This course introduces these emerging young talents to techniques, methodologies, and languages aligned with the most current approaches in the performing arts, and provides them with a space for work, dialogue, and the exchange of knowledge. In 2026, the guest company will be Marcat Dance, a national and international leader in the field of contemporary choreography.

With a duration of approximately 100 hours, the International Summer Dance program is primarily aimed at dancers and choreographers from Spain, as well as recent graduates or students in their final years of arts education. The program offers 30 spots, with participants from the Castilla y León region eligible for a 50% discount on tuition, thereby promoting access to high-level specialized training.

The works and proposals developed during the course may be publicly exhibited as part of the Festival, particularly at the opening and/or closing galas, offering participants an exceptional showcase before professionals, artists, and dance audiences from various countries.

The Summer opens up a particularly significant path to professional advancement: the possibility that some participants may be hired, as performers or choreographers, for future projects linked to the Competition, including the Danza en el Camino Festival 2027. In this way, the International Summer Dance is not limited to being a training activity, but rather establishes itself as a true bridge between learning, creation, visibility, and real opportunities for professional integration.

«We know that creativity and movement composition are areas that often need more attention in the training of future performers and choreographers. The careful selection of the contents that make up this program is key, since the choice of what we want to communicate to our young artists is transcendental. We rely on the experience of professionals who know firsthand how the stage imagination "breathes" around the world»

Alberto Estébanez, CICBUNY director

FROM JULY 14 TO 25

2026

LIMITED SPACES: 30 places for dancers and dance students from 16 years old onwards

LOCATION: Hélade authorized dance center with more than 600 meters of specialized dance facilities

SCHEDULE: From 10:00 am to 15:00 pm from Monday to Friday

PRICE: 250€

50% discount for dancers from professional dance schools in Castilla y León and authorized centers.

Do you need accommodation? Residencia Universitaria Micampus Burgos

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INTERNATIONAL SUMMER

DANCE

Parallel course of the contest for dancers and students

MARIO BERMÚDEZ

Co-Director and Choreographer of Marcat Dance and Co-Director of the Vildanza Festival.

Is a prolific creator who has developed a language through movement that is recognizable by its dynamic physicality and lasting emotional impact. His acclaimed works and commissions are performed by Marcat Dance and other leading dance companies around the world…

CATHERINE COURY

Co-Artistic Director of Marcat Dance and Festival Vildanza

Is a principal dancer and the creative assistant of choreographer Mario Bermúdez, as well as a Gaga teacher (Ohad Naharin ´s Movement Language) and Ilan Lev Practitioner. Her interpretation as a dancer for Marcat Dance has been recognized with several awards such as…